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Now displaying: July, 2020
Jul 28, 2020

We’re considering making the temporary measures for people to work from home caused by the coronavirus lockdown more formal to keep our business going. What are our obligations as employers? Do we have to pay for the internet? How do we make sure our time cards are correct? How do we keep people engaged?

This Evil HR Lady column ran in the June 2020 issue of Comstock's magazine. 

Written by: Suzanne Lucas

Read by: Shoka

Produced by: Robin Epley

Read more here: https://www.comstocksmag.com/qa/dilemma-month-how-working-remotely-can-be-effective-your-company

Jul 23, 2020

There are more than 3,000 influencers in Sacramento, who make their living by building an audience, establishing a brand and creating compelling content online. We asked a few of the most prominent how they learned to turn their lives into art -- and commodify it.

Written by Vanessa Labi

Read and produced by Robin Epley

Jul 17, 2020

Q: An employee who has been here only three months just quit. In his exit interview, he said there wasn’t enough work to do within his department, and he was bored, so he looked to move on. I asked why he hadn’t applied for any number of open positions we have. He said he didn’t because his manager said he couldn’t change jobs when he’d been here less than a year. This is true. Is this a policy we should keep?

This Evil HR Lady column ran in the January 2020 issue of Comstock's magazine. 

Written by: Suzanne Lucas

Read by: Shoka

Produced by: Robin Epley

Read more here: https://www.comstocksmag.com/article/dilemma-month-why-new-employee-looking-transfer

Jul 10, 2020

We are planning to make a job offer to a very strong candidate. Of course, salary is negotiable, but what about other things that a candidate wants to negotiate?

This Evil HR Lady column ran in the December 2019 issue of Comstock's magazine. 

Written by: Suzanne Lucas

Read by: Shoka

Produced by: Robin Epley

Read more here: https://www.comstocksmag.com/qa/dilemma-month-are-perks-and-benefits-negotiable-salary

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